Red Lion Players of the Week Announced
April 15, 2019
The following CCC student-athletes have been recognized as Red Lion Players of the Week for their performances during the period April 8-14.
Softball – Player
Kiahna Brown of Oregon Tech has been selected as the Red Lion softball Player of the Week.
Brown had a huge weekend at the dish for the No. 12-ranked Lady Owls, going 8-for-12 with seven runs scored as Oregon Tech earned a three-game sweep of British Columbia on the road. The senior from Redmond, Ore. now ranks third in the NAIA in total runs scored (58) and sixth in total bases (106).
Honorable mentions: Haley Ebner, EOU; Jessie Isham, CRB
Softball – Pitcher
Colette Robert has been named the Red Lion softball Pitcher of the Week.
Robert was dominant in the circle for the CCC Team of the Week, College of Idaho. The senior southpaw tossed consecutive shutouts, allowing just seven hits in 14 innings of work while striking out 11 and surrendering just one free pass. Robert currently leads the CCC in both ERA and strikeout-to-walk ratio.
Honorable mention: Gabby Sandoval, SOU
Baseball – Player
Corban’s Josh Ebert has been selected as the Red Lion baseball Player of the Week.
Ebert, a junior out of Vancouver, Wash., was pivotal out of the leadoff spot as the Warriors took two of three from the first-place (RV) Thunderbirds over the weekend. The centerfielder went 6-for-12 (.500) between the trio of games, scoring four runs and stroking a pair of doubles. Ebert also swiped three bags during the series, pushing his conference-best stolen base total to 13, and pushing his base-stealing rate of success to a ridiculous 93 percent on the 2019 season.
Honorable mentions: Brandon Hupe, UBC; Kyle Callahan, LCSC
Baseball – Pitcher
Tyler Burch of Lewis-Clark State has been chosen as the Red Lion baseball Pitcher of the Week.
Burch, the reigning NAIA West Pitcher of the Year, was near-unhittable in his outing against College of Idaho on Friday night. The senior from East Wenatchee, Wash. went the distance on the mound, allowing just one hit and striking out eight in the win. The lone run he surrendered was unearned, as (RV) Lewis-Clark State would go on to sweep the Yotes up in Lewiston.
Honorable mention: none
Men’s Outdoor Field
Zach Beltz of Southern Oregon has been chosen as the Red Lion men’s outdoor field Athlete of the Week.
Beltz is no stranger to the CCC Players of the Week list, and he once again finds himself among the honorees after an impressive performance at the SOU Raider Invite. The senior posted the top long jump mark in the NAIA this season at 25’ 0.75”, and landed at No. 2 on the national triple jump performance list at 49’ 7.75”. The long jump effort broke his own school record, and the triple jump mark was a new personal-best and his first time hitting the NAIA 'A' standard this season.
Honorable mention: Dawson Kennon, EOU
Women’s Outdoor Field
Northwest’s Anna Miller has been chosen as the Red Lion women’s outdoor field Athlete of the Week.
Miller, a senior from Yakima, Wash., just keeps getting better as the 2019 season progresses. Competing at the Central Washington University Wildcat Invitational, she uncorked a toss of 42.66 meters in the javelin, good for first place. She currently ranks second in the NAIA in the event.
Honorable mention: Emily Shaw, SOU
Women’s Outdoor Track
Kiersten Lancaster of College of Idaho has been named the Red Lion women’s outdoor track Athlete of the Week.
Lancaster, a sophomore from Declo, Idaho, won the 100-meter hurdles at the NNU Open over the weekend, recording an NAIA ‘A’ mark of 14.43 seconds in the event. Her time is now the fastest in the entire conference so far this season by half a second, and the No. 7 mark in the NAIA as a whole.
Honorable mention: Elizabeth Herbes, EOU
Men’s Outdoor Track
Chris Rosero of Southern Oregon has been chosen as the Red Lion men’s outdoor track Athlete of the Week.
On Saturday, Rosero recorded the top 100-meter and 200-meter times in the CCC this season at the SOU Raider Invite, winning both races. He clocked a time of 10.79 seconds to best a field of 32 in the 100 meters, then registered a 21.75-second finish in the 200 meters.
Honorable mention: Riley Sine, NU
Women’s Golf
British Columbia’s Esther Lee has been chosen as the Red Lion women’s Golfer of the Week.
Lee earned individual medalist honors at the Corban Spring Invitational, leading the No. 6 Thunderbirds to the team title. Lee finished the event at 2-under-par 142 after opening with a 70 and then finishing with an even-par 72 in the final round. The tournament win was the fourth of the season for Lee, as British Columbia continues to prove itself one of the top programs in the NAIA.
Honorable mention: none
Men’s Golf
Oregon Tech’s Mayson Tibbs has been chosen as the Red Lion men’s Golfer of the Week.
Tibbs had to work overtime to earn medalist honors at the Corban Spring Invite last Monday and Tuesday, defeating British Columbia’s Ethan de Graaf in a thrilling four-hole playoff to take home the individual title. The No. 14-ranked Owls finished in second place as a team, with Tibbs leading the way with rounds of 67 (-3), 67 (-3), and 72 (+2).
Honorable mention: Ethan de Graaf, UBC